So many actors create their own online work and in this increasingly difficult Covid world there is even more need for information and resources to assist with this. Screen Australia's Investment Manager for Online Production, Lee Naimo, will discuss all this and more with actor Jane Watt. Topics for discussion include: What are the different streams of funding for entry level creatives and with a special focus on Lee’s speciality of online funding. Is it about the idea? Is it about the application? Is it about the team attached? Is it all 3? The pros and cons of making content for online? Why make online content? How to maximize your use of online platform for storytelling

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Getting Funding for Online Content with Lee Naimo and Jane Watt

The advent of the intimacy co-ordinator has changed the dynamics of intimacy on set and stage. So what should we expect with intimate scenes and what are the practical realities; what can you ask and how do you navigate a space if there isn’t an intimacy co-ordinator? Intimacy co-ordinator Chloe Dallimore (trained by and under Mentorship to Ita O’Brien) will discuss this and more with actor Michelle Lim Davidson.

Intimacy On Set with Chloe Dallimore And Michelle Lim Davidson

The Screen Diversity Showcase is bringing together the top industrial representatives from Equity, the Australian Directors' Guild and the Australian Writers' Guild to discuss how we, as artists, can best safeguard our work. This panel discussion and Q&A is about all matters industrial and legal including; contracts, rates, bargaining and intellectual property. Please join our host Jonathan Chan with Alaric McAusland, Miles Hunt, Bryant Apolonio and Greg Duffy, to find out more about how your union and guilds operate, and how you can get the most out of your membership.

What Your Union and Guilds Can Do For You

Editors Julie-Anne De Ruvo and Nick Holmes will join performer Nicole Nabout for a discussion about the elements of craft and the technical skills an actor must execute to avoid the cutting room floor and the decisions directors, producers and editors make based on an actor's performance. Audience members will leave with a better understanding of the process of editing a one-hour dramatic episode and how the actor can best serve that process.

TV editing process with Julie-Anne De Ruvo and Nick Holmes

With NSW, Vic and ACT in lockdown, this is a chance get expert advice on what COVID economic relief is available to actors and creatives. What is available federally and in each state and what is the easiest and most effective way to access them? Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon will also give some advice about how to financially regroup after this period of downtime.

Covid Relief with Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Join actor/audiobook narrator Jennifer Vuletic and audiobook/podcast producer Justine Sloane Leys and Queensland Equity chairperson Asabi Goodman for a discussion about the process of audiobook narration and everything actors need to know who are interested in working in this field.

Audiobook Narration for Actors with Jennifer Vuletic and Justine Sloane Leys

Acclaimed meditation teacher Edwina Maxwell-Parsons has created a series of professionally recorded guided meditation sessions for Equity members in a long and short format. A regular practice of meditation is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to deal with the too well known feelings of uncertainty, stress, loss and vulnerability. Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice of healing and relaxation that activates the body’s natural ability to heal itself. The body rests as the mind stays alert, inducing physical, emotional and mental relaxation. It is sometimes called an awake or ‘yogic’ sleep. The benefits of Yoga Nidra for performers includes: -Calms the nervous system -Reduces stress and anxiety -Improves sleep -Beneficial to mental health and well-being -Aids the ability to concentrate and focus / improves memory -Enhances creativity -Releases physical tension -Promotes numerous health benefits for the body In preparation for Yoga Nidra -Find a quiet comfortable place where you can lie without being disturbed for the duration of the practice. -You may also like to have a small pillow under your head. This position is known as Savasana. -You might like to use a scarf, small towel or eye pillow to cover your eyes. -If you have lower back issues, put a pillow or cushion under your knees. Try not to have your head propped up too high. -Make sure you are wearing comfortable clothing and have a blanket or rug if you feel the cold. Edwina Maxwell-Parsons is a qualified meditation teacher. She teaches meditation and mindfulness to students, elite sportsmen and women as well as private clients. She trained under the guidance of Dr Ian Gawler OAM, Paul Bedson and Penny Gill. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown she gave free weekly zoom meditations for artists working in the performing arts industry. She is a member of the Meditation Association of Australia. Music Adrift by Christopher Lloyd Clarke. Licensed by Enlightened Audio. Podcast proudly sponsored by The NSW Actors Benevolent Fund.

Guided Yoga Nidra Body Scan Meditation For Performers 22 mins

Guided Yoga Nidra Body Scan Meditation For Performers 28 mins

Acclaimed meditation teacher Edwina Maxwell-Parsons has created a series of professionally recorded guided meditation sessions for Equity members in a long and short format. A regular practice of meditation is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to deal with the too well known feelings of uncertainty, stress, loss and vulnerability. Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice of healing and relaxation that activates the body’s natural ability to heal itself. The body rests as the mind stays alert, inducing physical, emotional and mental relaxation. It is sometimes called an awake or ‘yogic’ sleep. The benefits of Yoga Nidra for performers includes: -Calms the nervous system -Reduces stress and anxiety -Improves sleep -Beneficial to mental health and well-being -Aids the ability to concentrate and focus / improves memory -Enhances creativity -Releases physical tension -Promotes numerous health benefits for the body In preparation for Yoga Nidra -Find a quiet comfortable place where you can lie without being disturbed for the duration of the practice. -You may also like to have a small pillow under your head. This position is known as Savasana. -You might like to use a scarf, small towel or eye pillow to cover your eyes. -If you have lower back issues, put a pillow or cushion under your knees. Try not to have your head propped up too high. -Make sure you are wearing comfortable clothing and have a blanket or rug if you feel the cold. Edwina Maxwell-Parsons is a qualified meditation teacher. She teaches meditation and mindfulness to students, elite sportsmen and women as well as private clients. She trained under the guidance of Dr Ian Gawler OAM, Paul Bedson and Penny Gill. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown she gave free weekly zoom meditations for artists working in the performing arts industry. She is a member of the Meditation Association of Australia. Adrift by Christopher Lloyd Clarke. Licensed by Enlightened Audio.

Guided Yoga Nidra Body Scan Meditation For Performers 23 mins

Guided Yoga Nidra Meditation For Performers (Sky/Cloud visualisation)

Guided Yoga Nidra Meditation For Performers (Forest visualisation)

Acclaimed meditation teacher Edwina Maxwell-Parsons has created a series of professionally recorded guided meditation sessions for Equity members in a long and short format. A regular practice of meditation is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to deal with the too well known feelings of uncertainty, stress, loss and vulnerability. Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice of healing and relaxation that activates the body’s natural ability to heal itself. The body rests as the mind stays alert, inducing physical, emotional and mental relaxation. It is sometimes called an awake or ‘yogic’ sleep. The benefits of Yoga Nidra for performers includes: -Calms the nervous system -Reduces stress and anxiety -Improves sleep -Beneficial to mental health and well-being -Aids the ability to concentrate and focus / improves memory -Enhances creativity -Releases physical tension -Promotes numerous health benefits for the body In preparation for Yoga Nidra -Find a quiet comfortable place where you can lie without being disturbed for the duration of the practice. -You may also like to have a small pillow under your head. This position is known as Savasana. -You might like to use a scarf, small towel or eye pillow to cover your eyes. -If you have lower back issues put a pillow or cushion under you knees. Try not to have your head propped up too high. -Make sure you are wearing comfortable clothing and have a blanket or rug if you feel the cold. Edwina Maxwell-Parsons is a qualified meditation teacher. She teaches meditation and mindfulness to students, elite sportsmen and women as well as private clients. She trained under the guidance of Dr Ian Gawler OAM, Paul Bedson and Penny Gill. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown she gave free weekly zoom meditations for artists working in the performing arts industry. She is a member of the Meditation Association of Australia. Music Adrift by Christopher Lloyd Clarke. Licensed by Enlightened Audio. Podcast proudly sponsored by The NSW Actors Benevolent Fund.

Guided Yoga Nidra Meditation For Performers (Beach visualisation)

This chat between Scott Williams (the founder of The Impulse Company) and John Batchelor (Award winning Australian actor) will further examine the specific challenges and opportunities facing today’s actors. Scott and John will discuss how the Meisner Techniques is adaptable for work in today’s film, television and theatre environments. John Batchelor is not only an actor who crosses all those platforms, but also is well-versed in using Scott's approaches on stage and screen. There will be time for questions from the audience towards the end.

The Meisner Technique and the 21st Century Actor with Scott Williams and John Batchelor

Mindfulness with Craig Behenna: Actors don't always get the support they need on and off camera to keep themselves grounded and together. It can be easy to take on beliefs about yourself and your acting based on the structures and power dynamics of the business. In this session we'll take time to work with meditation practices that help you make inner space in moments of tension and which help you to see that you are more than the thoughts and stories. We’ll explore how a mindfulness practice can help you separate from unhelpful stories and feelings you may have absorbed, and show you how you can have a relationship with them, rather than reacting to them.

Mindfulness with Craig Behenna

There are so many ways of approaching a role, all of them with major pluses. In this first Meisner-based session, actor Christopher Sommers and London's leading Meisner technique teacher and Artistic Director of The Impulse Company in the UK, Scott Williams, discuss some of your options as you prepare for the part, and will use examples from their work to help you decide what might be best for you.

Actors' Choices: Scott Williams with Christopher Sommers

The Equity Foundation – the professional development arm of Actors Equity – was established in 2002 to oversee Equity’s publications, awards and extensive professional program. The mission of the Equity Foundation is to enhance the lives of Australian and New Zealand actors by investing in programs which help them in their professional endeavours and the communities in which they live. Our professional program, which connects with performers in Australia and New Zealand through an extensive masterclass and workshop program, is developed in close collaboration with performers. The Equity Foundation is independent from Actors Equity but offers substantive services to Equity members, free of charge. The Foundation relies solely on the support from grants, corporate sponsorships, bequests and individual contributions to maintain our programs and create new ones. Our mission is to assist, educate and inspire actors.

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